A lovely bowl of Mutton Curry
Ingredients:
- Mutton:500gm
- Onion : 2
- Tomatoes : 2
- Ginger& Garlic Paste : 3 tbsp
- Oil : 5 tbsp
- Cinnamon stick : 1 inch
- Cloves : 3
- Bay leaves : 2
- Fennel seeds : 1 tbsp
- Turmeric Powder: 1tsp
- Curry leaves : 6 to 8
- Red Chili Powder : 1/2 tbsp
- Coriander powder : 1 tbsp
- Black Pepper : 2 to 3 tbsp ( according to your spice level)
- Coriander leaves : few ( for garnishing)
Method Of Preparation:
- Heat 1/2 spoon oil in a pan add onions sautee till it becomes soft and translucent .
- Add tomatoes and fry them all together for about 5 minutes .
- Remove them from heat and let it cool for few minutes.
- Grind ‘em into a smooth paste. Keep it aside.
- Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a pressure cooker, add the ground paste and fry it in the oil for 2 to 3 minutes.Then add the ginger & garlic paste .
- After the raw smell off ginger and garlic goes off, add the mutton and mix it all well. Fry the mutton with the masala for 5 to 8 minutes in medium flame.
- Now add the red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder , black pepper , salt and half cup of water into it.
- Stir it well so that all of the ingredients mix together and close the lid of the pressure cooker.
- Pressure cook it until the whistle goes off 4 times. After that remove from heat and keep it aside.
- Heat the remaining oil in a kadai/pan add cloves, cinnamon, bayleaves, fennel seedsand curry leaves. After the seeds sputter add the pressure cooked gravy in to it . Boil it for a few minutes or till it comes to complete boil.
- If the gravy is little watery leave it in a medium heat until it becomes a bit thick in consistency and remove from heat.
- Garnish it with coriander leaves.